Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of liquid crystal indicator according to an embodiment of the invention.
With reference to Fig. 1, liquid crystal indicator according to the present invention comprises: backlight assembly 100, the planar light after it converts linear light to planar light and exports this conversion; And LCD panel assembly 200 is used for display image on the basis of the planar light after this conversion.
Backlight assembly 100 comprises optical plate 110, lamp 120, Light reflecting mirror 130, reflector plate 140, first prismatic lens 150 and second prismatic lens 160.Backlight assembly 100 will convert planar light to by the linear light that lamp 120 produces, and the planar light after will changing exports in the LCD panel assembly 200.
More particularly, optical plate 110 comprises: light entrance face 112, and it accepts the light by lamp 120 generations; Light reflection surface 114 combines with first side of light entrance face 112; And light emitting surface 116 combines with second side of light entrance face 112, and output light.Optical plate 110 guiding export first prismatic lens 150 by the light that lamp 120 provides to the light that this is directed.For example, light reflection surface 114 has a plurality of fine-point 114a.When rayed during to reflecting surface 114, diffuse reflection (diffusive reflect) takes place at fine-point 114a place.In addition for example, the size of fine-point 114a increases with distance between the lamp 120 with each fine-point 114a with being directly proportional, and the density of fine-point 114a increases inversely with the distance between each fine-point 114a and the lamp 120 in the unit area.
Lamp 120 responses produce light by the power signal that external power provides.
Light reflecting mirror 130 surrounds the lamp 120 that will combine with optical plate 110, and stops the leakage by the light of lamp 120 outputs.In other words because the light that provided by lamp 120 sends along radial direction, non-directly into the light that is incident upon optical plate 110 by the reflection of the inside surface of Light reflecting mirror 130, and reflected light guide plate 110.
Reflector plate 140 is arranged on optical plate 110 times, in order to the light reflected light guide plate 110 that will leak by the reflecting surface of optical plate.In this embodiment, the LCD device has the reflector plate 140 of separation, to reduce the leakage by the light of optical plate 110.Yet the film with high reflectance can be coated in and put on the container (not shown), further realizes the function of reflector plate 140 to help this coat film.This puts container and holds optical plate 110, lamp 120, Light reflecting mirror 130, first prismatic lens 150 and second prismatic lens 160.
First prismatic lens 150 has a plurality of first kind of triangular prism.This first kind of triangular prism is formed on one first hyaline membrane, and arranges along predetermined pattern.This first prismatic lens 150 at first converges the light of optical plate 110 outputs, this is converged light again and exports second prismatic lens 160 to.
Second prismatic lens 150 has a plurality of second kind of triangular prism.This second kind of triangular prism is formed on one second hyaline membrane, and arranges along predetermined pattern.Second prismatic lens 160 is arranged on this first prismatic lens 150.The drift angle of this second kind of triangular prism is handled or is handled through sphering and makes it have circular drift angle.Second prismatic lens 160 is accepted this and is converged light for the first time, and it is converged for the second time, and exports this and converge light for the second time.
When first prism of first prismatic lens 150 when first direction is arranged, second prism of second prismatic lens 160 arranges that along second direction this second direction this first direction relatively has a predetermined angular, as 90 degree.Thereby, can converge along the horizontal and vertical of optical plate 110 by the light of these optical plate 110 outputs, so that enough visual angles to be provided.
In above-mentioned example, announced a kind of LCD, wherein a plurality of fine-point are formed on the light reflection surface 112 of optical plate 110, to help the diffuse reflection of this light that is directed.In another example, optical plate 110 also can comprise the diffusion sheet 145 on it.In another example, the light reflection surface 112 of optical plate 110 can be processed having a minute surface or a mirror process face (a kind of processed face, smooth or be mirror-like), and diffuse reflection parts can be installed on the light emitting surface 116 of optical plate 110.Diffuse reflection occurs on these diffuse reflection parts.In an example again, the light reflection surface 112 of optical plate 110 can be by mirror process, and optical plate 110 also can comprise the diffusion sheet on it.
LCD panel assembly 200 comprises: following substrate 210, and on it, thin film transistor (TFT) (TFT) switching device is arranged in the matrix structure; Last substrate 220 is furnished with the colored filter of the redness corresponding with this TFT switching device (R), green (G) and blueness (B) on it; And liquid crystal layer inserts in down between substrate 210 and the last substrate 220.The light that LCD panel assembly 200 response is provided by backlight assembly 100 and display image.Because LCD panel assembly 200 is known to those skilled in the art, therefore omitted detailed description to LCD panel assembly 200.
In addition, LCD panel assembly 200 also comprises: anti-glare polarizing plate 230, and it is arranged in down the back of substrate 210; And, upper deflection board 240, it is arranged on the substrate 220.
The back of anti-glare polarizing plate 230 is processed, and having an anti-glare surface, or this back is carried out anti-glare processing, makes the back of anti-glare polarizing plate 230 have the value of predetermined visibility (haze).As mentioned above, anti-glare polarizing plate 230 is formed on down the back of substrate 210, and the light that is provided by backlight assembly 100 is modulated into by anti-glare polarizing plate 230 has uniform plane of polarization, and this light with even plane of polarization is provided to down substrate 210.Anti-glare polarizing plate 230 can comprise the resin with various visibility values, as 12%, 25%, 44% etc.230 pairs of light that provided by backlight assembly 100 of anti-glare polarizing plate carry out polarization, make uniform light be incident on the following substrate 210 of LCD panel assembly 200.
This visibility value (H) can be calculated by following equation 1.
Equation 1
H=[H
2/(H
1+H
2)]×100%
Wherein, H
1For when light is incident to anti-glare polarizing plate 230, the brightness of passing the light of anti-glare polarizing plate 230 along the direction identical, and H with incident direction
2Be brightness by the light after anti-glare polarizing plate 230 scatterings.
Upper deflection board 240 is arranged on the substrate 220, because the existence of upper deflection board 240, the light that passes substrate 220 has uniform plane of polarization, and this light with even polarization penetrates towards LCD panel assembly 200.
As mentioned above, processedly be arranged in down on the back of substrate 210, thereby can suppress optical interference phenomenon as the Moire phenomenon of oil band of the prism on the display screen that occurs in the LCD panel (prism oil band) or special pattern etc. with anti-glare polarizing plate 230 with predetermined visibility value.
When test has the operation of LCD panel assembly of anti-glare polarizing plate, expect that this test is joined in anti-glare polarizing plate and carry out before being attached to the LCD panel assembly, this is because during the repairing technology of LCD panel assembly, and laser beam can't accurately converge on the target location of the LCD device that will repair after modulating through anti-glare polarizing plate.
Although above-mentioned example embodiment has been discussed and had the wedge type optical plate, in a side of optical plate the backlight assembly of lamp is set, also can use the backlight assembly that has plate optical plate, lamp all is set in the one or both sides of optical plate to substitute this and have the backlight assembly of wedge type optical plate.
In addition, although above-mentioned example embodiment has been discussed and had the wedge type optical plate, in a side of optical plate the backlight assembly of lamp is set, also can use the backlight assembly of direct illumination type backlight assembly known to those skilled in the art or other any kind to substitute this and have the backlight assembly of wedge type optical plate.In direct illumination type backlight assembly, this backlight assembly does not possess optical plate, and a plurality of lamp is arranged in this LCD panel below.
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of liquid crystal indicator according to another embodiment of the present invention, shows the LCD device with direct illumination type backlight assembly especially.Below will be particularly in detail with reference to Fig. 2, among Fig. 2 with Fig. 1 in components identical represent with identical Reference numeral, and, therefore omit detailed description about this components identical.
With reference to Fig. 2, liquid crystal indicator comprises according to another embodiment of the present invention: backlight assembly 300, and it is converted to planar light with linear light, and exports the light after this conversion; And LCD panel assembly 200 is used for based on the light display image after this conversion.
Backlight assembly 300 comprises and puts container 310, lamp 320, scatter plate 330, reflector plate 340, first prismatic lens 150 and second prismatic lens 160.Backlight assembly 300 will be converted to planar light by the linear light that lamp provides, and the planar light after will changing is to 400 outputs of LCD panel.Put container 310 reception space that is defined by bottom surface and a plurality of sidewall is provided.Lamp 320 is arranged in and puts in the container 310, and emission light, and scatter plate 330 scatterings are from the light of lamp 320.Reflecting plate 340 is arranged on the bottom surface that puts container 310, and the light that is provided by lamp 320 is provided.First and second prismatic lenses 150 and 160 orders are installed on the scatter plate 330.Because first and second scatter plates of describing among Fig. 2 150 are identical with first and second scatter plates 150 and 160 of Fig. 1 description with 160, first and second scatter plates 150 and 160 that therefore have same reference numerals will be not described further at this.
Although the embodiment of Fig. 2 has described the backlight assembly with reflector plate 340, also can on the bottom surface that puts container 3 10, apply and have the very material of high reflectance.
Because LCD panel 200 is described in Fig. 2, therefore describe in further detail through not remaking.
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of first prismatic lens of Fig. 1, shows a kind of line style prismatic lens especially.
With reference to Fig. 3, line style prismatic lens 150 has a plurality of Tps that are positioned in parallel within on first transparent membrane 152 with predetermined thickness.Each Tp comprises first dip plane and second dip plane.First pitch angle between the bottom surface of film 152 and first dip plane (θ 11) can be identical or different with bottom surface and second pitch angle between second dip plane (θ 21) of film 152.First pitch angle in Tp can be adjacent with this first Tp another Tp in another first pitch angle identical or different, and second pitch angle in Tp can be identical or different with another second pitch angle in another Tp adjacent with this second Tp.
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of second prismatic lens of Fig. 1, shows the flexure type prismatic lens especially.
With reference to Fig. 4, flexure type prismatic lens 160 has a plurality of Tps that are formed on second transparent membrane 162 with predetermined thickness, and each this Tp comprises the drift angle that a sphering is handled.In this embodiment, this Tp has identical minimum altitude (promptly, by the bottom surface of second transparent membrane 162 height to the groove between the adjacent lens) with identical maximum height (promptly, by the bottom surface of second transparent membrane 162 height) to the drift angle of lens, but the bottom surface of second transparent membrane 162 is different with second pitch angle between second dip plane (θ 22) with the bottom surface of second transparent membrane 162 with first pitch angle (θ 12) between first dip plane.
According to one embodiment of present invention, can provide a kind of prismatic lens, it comprises a plurality of Tps, and each this Tp all has a bottom surface, one first dip plane and one second dip plane.Highly identical each other by this first dip plane respectively with the highest drift angle that this second dip plane forms.The ridged of the drift angle of each prism becomes the shape of curve.Groove between every adjacent Tp has identical height equally, and each channel shaped becomes the shape of straight line.When observing from the top when having the flexure type prismatic lens 160 of said structure, the crestal line of each drift angle of this Tp is a curve, and the line of each groove of this Tp is a straight line.
According to one embodiment of present invention, can provide a kind of prismatic lens, it comprises a plurality of Tps, and each this Tp all has a bottom surface, one first dip plane and one second dip plane.Have identical height by this first dip plane with the highest drift angle that this second dip plane forms respectively, the line of the drift angle of each prism is a straight line.Groove between every adjacent Tp has identical height equally, and the line of each channel shaped is a curve.When observing from the top when having the flexure type prismatic lens 160 of said structure, the crestal line that is made of each drift angle of this Tp is a straight line, and by this Tp the line that constitutes of each groove be straight line.
As previously mentioned, processedly be arranged in down on the back of substrate with this anti-glare polarizing plate with predetermined visibility value.Preferably, the test of LCD panel assembly with above-mentioned anti-glare polarizing plate joined in this anti-glare polarizing plate be attached to this LCD panel assembly and finished in the past, this is because during the repairing technology of LCD device, and laser beam can't accurately converge on the target location that will repair after modulating through anti-glare polarizing plate.
Because this anti-glare polarizing plate is processed usually to have a predetermined visibility value, replaces this anti-glare polarizing plate to descend about 3% twice with a dazzling polarization plates.In addition, the prismatic lens of handling without the sphering of non-smooth treatment has strengthened 9% with the prismatic lens phase specific luminance of handling through the sphering of non-smooth treatment.This not photochemical processing list shows the back of prismatic lens, and promptly the inchoate surface of Tp is coated with globule, and each diameter is 4.5 μ m to 5.5 μ m, preferably, is about 5 μ m.
Therefore, be arranged on the bottom surface of LCD panel assembly with dazzling polarization plates and handle with sphering and structure that the prismatic lens of non-smooth treatment is arranged in the top of backlight assembly is compared, treatedly be arranged in the bottom surface of LCD panel assembly and handle and can improve brightness 6% or bigger without the structure that non-smooth treatment prismatic lens is arranged in the top of backlight assembly through sphering with anti-glare polarizing plate with predetermined visibility value.
Hereinafter, above-mentioned brightness enhancing effect will be described by embodiments of the invention and comparison example.
For comparison brightness characteristic between embodiment and comparison example, this comparison example adopts a kind of LCD device, and it has the last prismatic lens of handling through non-smooth treatment and sphering and is arranged on this on prismatic lens lower polarizing plate through dazzling processing; And embodiments of the invention adopt another kind of LCD device, and it has without the last prismatic lens of non-smooth treatment and sphering processing and is arranged in the anti-glare polarizing plate on the prismatic lens on this.Anti-glare polarizing plate according to the present invention is treated to have about 12% to about 44% visibility value, and is preferably and has 25% visibility value.
Fig. 5 A is the synoptic diagram of effective display screen of a LCD; And Fig. 5 B is the curve map in another Luminance Distribution characteristic of second combination of the Luminance Distribution characteristic of first combination of using common prismatic lens and polarization plates and use prismatic lens of the present invention and polarization plates.
Table 1
The point | Brightness [nit] | The point | Brightness [nit] |
The comparison example | Example of the present invention | The comparison example | Example of the present invention |
??1 | ????119.8 | ????129.1 | ??14 | ????152.5 | ????162.0 |
??2 | ????123.1 | ????132.3 | ??15 | ????141.1 | ????149.5 |
??3 | ????120.0 | ????128.2 | ??16 | ????145.9 | ????156.8 |
??4 | ????127.3 | ????136.3 | ??17 | ????158.7 | ????167.4 |
??5 | ????127.6 | ????136.5 | ??18 | ????166.9 | ????176.5 |
??6 | ????126.9 | ????135.8 | ??19 | ????163.1 | ????172.7 |
??7 | ????141.5 | ????151.0 | ??20 | ????151.6 | ????159.7 |
??8 | ????140.0 | ????147.1 | ??21 | ????151.0 | ????161.8 |
??9 | ????143.0 | ????151.7 | ??22 | ????165.2 | ????179.9 |
??10 | ????137.9 | ????145.3 | ??23 | ????163.1 | ????171.8 |
??11 | ????135.8 | ????146.8 | ??24 | ????165.6 | ????166.7 |
??12 | ????149.1 | ????158.2 | ??25 | ????158.9 | ????161.9 |
??13 | ????153.8 | ????163.0 | | | |
With reference to Fig. 5 A, for example, longitudinally select five points and, make 25 direction point selection on effective viewing area of LCD panel along laterally selecting five points.
Table 1 shows in the result according to the light characteristic that records on the LCD device of the embodiment of the invention and the 25 direction points according to the LCD device of comparison example.
As shown in table 1, the brightness that the embodiment of the invention is shown in the result of the have a few brightness evaluation that records is higher than the brightness of comparison example.
Generally, effectively the brightness of the central area of viewing area is more responsive more than the brightness of the other parts of effective viewing area for observer.Consider above-mentioned factor, comparison in the example five points 7,9,13,17 and 19 mean flow rate be 152.02, and five points 7,9,13,17 and 19[nit in the embodiment of the invention] mean flow rate be 161.16[nit].Can find that from the mean flow rate that five points obtain the embodiment of the invention can improve 6.02% with mean flow rate.
In addition, the mean flow rate of 25 points in the comparison example is 145.176[nit], and the mean flow rate of 25 points of the embodiment of the invention is 153.92.Can reach a conclusion from the mean flow rate that 25 points obtain, the embodiment of the invention can improve 6.01% with mean flow rate.
The evaluation of estimate of the brightness of table 1 is shown in Fig. 5 B.
Though the embodiment of the invention and its advantage are described in detail, be appreciated that under the situation that does not break away from the scope of the present invention that the claims qualification is arranged, can do various replacements and change.